About the Program

Who won the women's 200m butterfly gold medal at the 1996 Olympic games?

Who holds the record for the most catches in test match cricket?

Who won the seed spiting during the 2009 "Redneck games"?

...the answers lie within The Trophy Room.

Just down the corridor from the pool room is a place where, sporting knowledge, prowess and an understanding of the sport of cheese rolling is vital.

Enter Peter Helliar's trophy room as he mediates proceedings, passing comment, judgment and the odd football, whilst sports journalist Amanda Shalala and broadcaster Adam Spencer captain two teams of sporting stars, comedians and guest celebrities as they discuss the week's hot sports topics, test their knowledge and trivia, and put their bodies on the line in psychically and psychologically gruelling sporting challenges.

'The Trophy Room' is always light-hearted, fun and funny, with games that everyone at home can have a crack at. Not just for sports fanatics and trivia buffs but for anyone who wants a good laugh.

Peter Helliar

Ever since Pete first came to the nation's attention, he has been making his audiences sides hurt.

One of Australia's favourite comedians, Pete has appeared and written on numerous TV programs including sketch comedy series "Skithouse", AFL talk show "Before the game" where he created the beloved Collingwood rookie "Bryan Strauchan" and of course long running variety show "Rove live".

As well as his TV exploits Pete has been a regular host on breakfast radio for almost 10 years and in 2009 he even made his own feature film, "I Love you Too".
You might say he has done it all... well nearly.

Now Pete turns his attention to his true calling, inviting complete strangers into his trophy room and he couldn't be more excited about the project:

"When I heard that Kerry O'Brien was leaving the 7.30 Report I was straight on the phone to the ABC, They were pretty quick to close the door on my 7.30 Report dream but suggested I have a crack at hosting something called The Trophy Room. I said 'yes' and the rest, as they say is the future."

Amanda Shalala

Amanda Shalala is a Sports Journalist and lists her favourite pastimes as supporting her sports teams religiously, interpretive dancing, and karaoke. In that order.

As a sports journalist on "ABC News 24", Amanda keeps up to date with most activities involving a ball, posts, a court, swimming, running, jumping, fighting... well you get the idea... however it's her beloved rugby league team the St George Illawarra Dragons who are closest to her heart. It was after watching the Dragons play in the 1999 Grand Final whilst in year 8, that Amanda got hooked on sport.

As she takes her rightful place in The Trophy Room, Amanda has finally found a legitimate outlet to share the previously useless and random sporting factoids that fill her head:

"Now my friends no longer have to politely pretend they care when I tell them about the Wallabies' historic 1984 grand slam winning team, or recount the entire history of the St George rugby league club - I can share it with Australia instead!"

Adam Spencer

As a mathematician, Adam Spencer has had a long and distinguished career in broadcasting & comedy.

Adam's sporting achievements are as highly decorated as his media career:
He coaches a women's football team and lists one of his all time sporting accomplishments as coaching his side to a premiership in 2006. His charity sporting events include two tidy appearances on the netball court at Goal Attack and a 52 not out in a 2020 cricket match. After his innings Adam immediately announced his retirement from all levels of cricket, stating he had achieved everything he could want from the game.

Now with the chance to rub shoulders with some of his sporting heroes Adam is now entering The Trophy Room:

"I haven't been this excited since that John Aloisi penalty against Uruguay which sent the Socceroos to the 2006 World Cup.....
I haven't been this energised since I watched Garry Kasparov clinch the 1990 World Chess Championship over Anatoly Karpov."